IFPA: The Global Produce & Floral Show 2025 – Our Beanstalk Global Highlights, Interviews & Photo Gallery.

By Max MacGillivrayBroadcasts, Podcasts

Beanstalk Global was LIVE on the floor at IFPA’s Global Produce & Floral Show 2025 in Anaheim California in mid-October, filming in-person interviews with the people and ideas shaping fresh produce. From tech that reduces waste to brands building consumer trust, we captured the very best of #GPFS2025 right from the expo aisles.

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Cathy Burns – IFPA CEO in her State of the Industry Delivery:

  • Fight for Fresh: Bigger advocacy; wins across policy, innovation, sustainability, labour, tech, nutrition.
  • Trade: Data-led action on tariffs; fresh demand remains resilient.
  • Supply Chain: Shelf-life, standards, incentives, smart data to cut waste/cost.
  • Labour & AI: H-2A improvements; new AI Global Intelligence Engine.
  • Safety & Nutrition: Science-based regulation; scaling consumption via partnerships and Food-is-Medicine.
Cathy Burns – CEO of IFPA post her State of the Industry speech

Patrick Vizzone – IFPA Chair-Elect for 2026 stated:

Five priorities for the road ahead: capital & M&A discipline, AI-driven productivity, resilient supply chains, science-based sustainability with ROI, and consumer trust – aligned to IFPA’s multi-year strategy and advocacy.

Patrick Vizzone – IFPA Chair-Elect
Miriam Miller Wolk & Megan Nash of the IFPA
Vonnie Estes – VP of Innovation at IFPA
Kyle Mathison – Kyle Mathison Orchards
Raina Helson – President & CEO at Westfalia Fruit USA
Nick Garcia at WestFalia Fruit USA
Farm Fresh Direct LLC
Abby Craig Prior – COO at Cox Farms
Jennie Coleman – Equifruit
Gina Jones -VP of Global Intelligence at IFPA
Rob Gurney & Elisha Cope of Veg-Land
John Papp of Jac. Vabdenberg. Inc
Allison Hamm of Avocadoes from Mexico
Lynn Hamilton of California Polytechnic State University 
Michael Marzano & Students
Rudy Placencia of Peelz Citrus
Nicholas Ford from Saint Joseph’s University
Bimi® by Sakata Seeds
Michael Barker of the Fresh Produce Journal / Fruitnet
Offshoot Brands!
Lauree Lincoln & Students

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Thanks to everyone who joined us on camera – and to the IFPA community for another outstanding, forward-looking show. See you next year!

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